Future Factory.

The U.K. trio Factory Floor is something to freak over. They deserve all the attention they get unlike many bands who seem to hold a years worth of interest and then fade back into the mediocre background. What Factory Floor have mastered is the rare ability to pay some sort of homage to post punk/industrial pioneers while creating there own path in which seemingly they are walking alone. You can hear the influence of early Factory records bands and then a distinct Belgian post punk/new beat influence as well. In the end, is what matters most is the overall sound is completely timeless and captivating. I have also read that their live performances are jaw-dropping. Here in one convenient file is their 7", 10", and a Japan only cd-ep.http://www.mediafire.com/?4jffjcc62c4xe

Haunted.

Here's another quick slab of Factory goodness from Section 25. Stark, minimal, and highly addicting. http://www.mediafire.com/?gfc6yf7dhvu4f

Peel Slit.

Probably the greatest female punk band ever. Founding member Ari Up died in October. Her remarkable impact on music can be felt worldwide. Long live the legacy of the Slits!http://www.mediafire.com/?dwwl99s7066fs

Scars.

Really great jangly pop from Scars. This was the only full length they ever released and is by far their greatest effort. Sort of reminds me of a head on collision of Echo and the Bunnymen and The Go-Betweens which is really nice. http://www.mediafire.com/?8k6p68qrpy4xv

Colourless Dream.

Second single from great post punk band Sad Lovers & Giants. Every time I throw this on it just sounds perfect. Familiar but you still can't place your thumb completely over it either. Two stellar tracks of the highest quality.http://www.mediafire.com/?wuz5jsta9zran

I wish I could speak your language.

More brilliant and some what obscure post punk from Belgium. The Names 1982 album "Swimming" is very much akin to the early works of Section 25, Joy Division, and the other Factory bands of the era. The Names themselves released a single on Factory records in 1980 which consisted of the songs "Night shift" b/w "I wish I could speak your language". The songwriting ability displayed on "Swimming" is above the generic brand of post punk records out there. The Names illustrate the delicate balance of beautiful melodies amid an ashen surface of decay. This download also includes the bands singles so your getting every essential piece of the puzzle here.http://www.mediafire.com/?7dqfm0355y2xd

Love on a plate.

Here is an album that never really caught the fire it deserved at the time but has started to gather more interest due the bands overall popularity. Glass Candy's 2003 debut album "Love,Love,Love" is a monstrous dark death disco stomper. The thing I love about this record is how quick it is. It always leaves me wanting to hear more. The band have of course gone on to become superstars in the new disco house genre but have never really lost touch of themselves or the good taste that so few are able to possess. Give in to Love,Love,Love.
http://www.mediafire.com/?seqxvxiqdablr

Blue Collar Ball Buster.

Wanted to do a double post today since I missed Friday and I will be getting weird in the mountains for a few days so I am leaving the computer at home and turning off the yapper to get in full Walt Whitman mode. Before I leave though I would like to leave everyone with this little dirty rocker from Ohio. The Left End perfectly illustrate the kind of working class rollicking that was going on in the Ohio/Pennsylvania area at the time. Just like you hear from a lot of the English bands talking about how they didn't want to go to work in the factories, the same can be said for these regional bands as well. The Left End would have modest success in the area but somehow managed to be fairly unknown outside of their main stomping grounds. This is a great down and out glam-punk affair that takes the more straight forward rock styling of Alice Cooper, The Dolls, and Kiss but strips it of the champagne fantasy and replaces it with an oiled stained shitty beer strut. The amazing "Spoiled Rotten" was released in 1974 and undoubtedly inspired some of the more notorious "Glam" bands of the 80's. Saturday nights alright for Spoiled Rotten.
http://www.mediafire.com/?338w7g23ut63c

Into the garden.

Artery is a Sheffield post punk band that mainly operated from 1979 to roughly about 1985. They are one of the greatest bands I got turned on to while working in a record store for three years in the mid 00's. "Afterwards" compiles the bands singles and a great deal of songs culled from the stellar album "Oceans". Dark, brooding, and driving are all things Artery seems to achieve effortlessly with in every single song on offer here. Do yourself a favor and give "Unknown Pleasures" a rest and listen to this more often. John Peel used to play "Into the Garden" constantly on his show and sometimes the song would make multiple appearances within a single day. If that is not petrol in tank... you need to start walking.
http://www.mediafire.com/?oajo3gjda6kg7

First Punk Wars.

Iron Curtain was a Santa Barbara based band who had a fair amount of success in the L.A. area but disappeared in the later half of the 80's. While taking influences from the Cure, OMD, and Kraftwerk are great, they manage to still find their own identity in this minimal hazy sound. "Desertions" represents the bands rare singles and sought after recordings. Minimal synth freaks are all over tracks like "Condos" and "First Punk Wars" due to the simple starkness that is ever present but I prefer the dreamier bits that the band created like "Telephone" or "Love Can Never Die". The best thing about this collection is that it shows the bands sound evolving with every release and each one is better than the last. Like so many bands, Iron Curtain is back together and writing new material. Pylon records is handling reissue duties for many of the classic singles and about five days ago dropped about three Iron Curtain single releases. You can get them all in a package deal at musicliquidators.net with free U.S. shipping too. Would recommend it.
http://www.mediafire.com/?9hk2td5m863v7

October Sacrifice.

Despite all the controversy, rumors, and general weirdness Death In June have an eccentric body of work that is hard to compare to any other artist current or in the past. Wall of Sacrifice captures the band at a period that is clearly after the heavy post punk sound but still not completely neo-folk either. Beautiful horror as only Douglas P. can do.
http://www.mediafire.com/?tg84ph800x766

The endless shift at the Factory.